Sabres Report: Statistical Update for February

By Ken McKenna

February 17th, 2003

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The chill winds of February being experienced in the Western New York area seem to have blown right on down throughout the Buffalo Sabres’ organization. The big club is struggling with injuries and losses, as is the farm club in Rochester. There are a couple of prospects in the junior ranks that have played well of late, but, for the most part, few Buffalo draftees are currently setting the hockey world on fire.

Against that backdrop, then, comes the latest statistical rundown for the Sabres’ prospects. All prospects listed on the Sabres’ page are included in this table. All European players not designated with a number next to their country of origin (ex. CZE vs. CZE1) are playing in the top league in those countries, with the numbers next to the country abbreviation indicating participation in a lower league. Other abbreviations: NHL= National Hockey League, AHL= American Hockey League, OHL= Ontario Hockey League, QMJHL= Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, HE= Hockey East (NCAA), WCHA= Western Collegiate Hockey Association (NCAA), WJC= World Junior Championships. Statistics are from games played through February 16th, 2003.

Forwards

Team

GP

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G

A

Pts.

PIM

GWG

PPG

SHG

+/-‘

Bartovic, Milan

Rochester (AHL)

58

11

7

18

60

4

2

0

-10

Bizyayev, Vasily

Not Available

Dubec, Marek

HC Vsetin (CZE)

17

1

1

2

8

-

-

-

-3

SK Horacka Slavia Trebic (CZE1)

16

3

2

5

24

-

-

-

-8

HC Vsetin (CZE Jr.)

5

5

6

11

10

-

-

-

0

HC Vsetin (CZE Jr.)*

3

1

0

1

14

-

-

-

0

Gaustad, Paul

Rochester (AHL)

58

12

24

36

98

1

3

3

5

Hulva, Jakub

HC Vitkovice (CZE)

3

0

0

0

0

-

-

-

-2

HC Slezan Opava (CZE1)

6

0

0

0

0

-

-

-

0

HC Vitkovice (CZE Jr.)

18

10

13

23

18

-

-

-

0

HC Vitkovice (CZE Jr.)*

6

2

2

4

6

-

-

-

0

Kotalik, Ales

Buffalo (NHL)

44

14

7

21

22

2

2

0

4

Rochester (AHL)

8

0

2

2

4

0

0

0

-5

Kristek, Jaroslav

Rochester (AHL)

40

13

15

28

22

1

4

0

1

Buffalo (NHL)

6

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

-2

Kriukov, Artem

Siber Novosibirsk (RUS)

7

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

-

McMorrow, Sean

Rochester (AHL)

49

0

1

1

259

0

0

0

-4

Milley, Norm

Rochester (AHL)

48

8

22

30

26

1

3

0

1

Buffalo (NHL)

4

0

1

1

4

0

0

0

-2

Mosovsky, Karel

Rochester (AHL)

48

2

2

4

32

0

1

0

-15

Novotny, Jiri

Rochester (AHL)

37

2

7

9

14

0

0

0

-14

Czech Republic (WJC)

6

0

1

1

2

0

0

0

1

Paille, Daniel

Guelph (OHL)

43

23

21

44

26

-

7

4

2

Canada (WJC)

6

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

Peters, Andrew

Rochester (AHL)

40

1

0

1

133

0

0

0

-15

Pominville, Jason

Rochester (AHL)

56

7

15

22

10

1

2

0

-2

Roy, Derek

Kitchener (OHL)

38

23

43

66

56

-

11

2

22

Canada (WJC)

6

1

2

3

4

0

0

0

2

Shevjev, Maxim

Amur Khabarovsk (RUS)

18

0

0

0

8

0

0

0

-

Tessier, Michael

Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL)

50

16

27

43

96

6

7

2

6

Thorburn, Chris

Saginaw (OHL)

52

25

30

55

95

-

8

0

2

Vondrka, Michal

HC Ceske Budejovice (CZE)

21

1

2

3

4

-

-

-

-3

IHC Pisek (CZE1)

18

3

2

5

39

-

-

-

-1

HC Ceske Budejovice (CZE Jr.)

7

4

1

5

4

-

-

-

0

Defensemen

Team

GP

G

A

Pts.

PIM

GWG

PPG

SHG

+/-‘

Adams, John

Boston College (HE)

25

2

2

4

14

1

0

0

6

Aslund, Calle

Huddinge IK (SWE1)

23

2

2

4

40

0

0

0

-6

Huddinge IK (SWE1)*

11

1

1

2

16

1

0

0

7

Huddinge IK (SWE2)

4

0

2

2

16

0

0

0

2

Ballard, Keith

Univ. of Minnesota (WCHA)

31

8

22

30

56

3

2

1

-

Cizek, Martin

Plymouth (OHL)

55

2

7

9

38

-

1

0

13

Denisov, Denis

Salavat Yulaev Ufa (RUS)

41

2

7

9

8

0

0

0

-

Janik, Doug

Rochester (AHL)

58

2

9

11

107

1

0

0

-14

Jorde, Ryan

Rochester (AHL)

53

0

1

1

125

0

0

0

-8

Tallinder, Henrik

Buffalo (NHL)

42

3

10

13

28

0

1

0

-4

Wideman, Dennis

London (OHL)

45

18

24

42

77

-

9

1

-1

Goaltenders

Team

GP

Min.

SA

Saves

Save %

GAA

W

L

T

Magers, Marty

Owen Sound (OHL)

26

1394

806

712

0.883

4.05

6

15

2

Sudbury (OHL)

8

425

227

198

0.872

4.09

1

6

1

Miller, Ryan

Buffalo (NHL)

12

730

319

288

0.903

2.55

5

6

1

Rochester (AHL)

27

1609

811

750

0.925

2.27

12

10

4

*playoffs

Notes: Kitchener’s Derek Roy is in the top 20 of several OHL scoring categories, including points, assists, power play goals and game-winning goals…Guelph’s Daniel Paille is currently tied for 5th in the OHL in shorthanded goals…Although having scored just 16 goals this season, Acadie-Bathurst’s Michael Tessier leads his team with 6 game-winning goals…4 of MilanBartovic’s 11 goals have been game-winners for Rochester…Amerks’ wingers NormMilley and Jaroslav Kristek are currently out of the lineup with injuries…Maxim Shevjiev has played 18 games in Russia’s top league as an 18-year-old…The University of Minnesota’s Keith Ballard is tied for 17th in scoring in the WCHA, while being tied for 2nd in scoring amongst WCHA defensemen.